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November 28, 2016

Controversial Iraqi militias now part of army after parliament vote

Iraq, Middle East, Perspective /

By Alex MacDonald   Sunni politicians have warned that the move could lead to the creation of a parallel security force for the prime minister Members of a PMU militia on the outskirts of Najaf (AFP) Iraq’s parliament voted on Saturday to integrate the controversial Popular Mobilisation Units (PMUs) into the country’s armed forces. The […]

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Almost 10,000 civilians flee Syrian army’s advance into east Aleppo

Blogs, Middle East, Syria /

Capturing all of Aleppo would be a major victory for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after almost six years of fighting Syrian opposition fighters try to hold off Assad government forces near Beyanun village of Aleppo, Syria (Anadolu) Almost 10,000 civilians have fled battered eastern Aleppo towards government-held districts and the Kurdish-controlled neighbourhood of Sheikh Maksoud,

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